The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Innovations Towards Learning in Lagging Iraqi Governorates (P175721) Innovations Towards Learning in Lagging Iraqi Governorates (P175721) MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Iraq | Education Global Practice | Recipient Executed Activities | Investment Project Financing | FY 2022 | Seq No: 2 | ARCHIVED on 03-Mar-2023 | ISR55106 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Education (MOED), Ministry of Finance (MOF) Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 11-May-2022 Effectiveness Date: 18-Nov-2022 Planned Mid Term Review Date: -- Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-Oct-2023 Revised Closing Date: 31-Oct-2023 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To enhance teaching practices of Arabic and Mathematics teachers and improve literacy and numeracy skills among the most vulnerable primary students in lagging Iraqi governorates. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Strengthen teaching practices of Arabic and Mathematics primary teachers in early literacy and numeracy:(Cost $2.50 M) Support parents and schools with tailored learning tools for students while they learn at home or at school:(Cost $6.00 M) Capacity building for school leaders, DOE and MOED staff, and Monitoring and Evaluation, and PMT Operating Costs:(Cost $1.50 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project was approved on May 10, 2022 by the World Bank and became effective on November 18, 2022. The project implementation is delayed due to factors related to the disbursement of funds mechanism. The World Bank and Government of Iraq are working to resolve the issue. 3/3/2023 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Innovations Towards Learning in Lagging Iraqi Governorates (P175721) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High High High Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other Substantial Substantial Substantial Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To enhance teaching practices of Mathematics and Arabic teachers IN01255818 ►Increase in proportion of teachers demonstrating good teaching practices (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 This is defined as the increase over time in the proportion of teachers who demonstrate good teaching practices in Arabic literacy and Mathematics lesson planning divided by total number of trained teachers who participate in the lesson plan exercise. Teachers will be asked to prepare a lesson plan in a set Comments: amount of time. Teachers will be deemed as demonstrating good teaching practices based on assessments of their lesson plans. Ratings of teachers’ lesson plans will be assessed before and after their completion of their training. To improve literacy and numeracy skills IN01255816 ►Students meeting benchmarks on literacy test (Text, Custom) 3/3/2023 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Innovations Towards Learning in Lagging Iraqi Governorates (P175721) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target To be collected under the To be collected under the To be collected under TBD when baseline is Value project project the project collected Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 Proportion of students obtaining a minimum score on EGRA-like subtasks/literacy test, in target governorates, disaggregated by gender. Using the word reading subtest, for second graders, this may be Comments: defined as reading at least 30 letters per minute. For grade 5, this may be defined as 30 correct words per minute (cwpm) on the Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) subtest. IN01255817 ►Students meeting benchmarks on numeracy (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target To be collected under the To be collected under the To be collected under TBD when baseline is Value project project the project collected Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 Proportion of students obtaining a minimum score on EGMA-like subtasks/numeracy test in target governorates, disaggregated by gender. For grade 2, this may be defined as students that can correctly Comments: answer at least 70 percent of level 1 addition and subtraction items in one minute. For grade 5, this may be defined as students that can correctly answer at least 80 percent of level 2 addition and subtraction items. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Strengthen teaching practices of Arabic and Mathematic primary teachers in early literacy & numeracy IN01255819 ►Teachers receiving coaching (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,870.00 Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 Number of teachers trained in structured pedgagogy and how to use guided lessons, disaggregated by Comments: gender IN01255821 Teachers receiving coaching - female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,565.00 Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 IN01255824 ►Teachers recruited or trained (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,870.00 3/3/2023 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Innovations Towards Learning in Lagging Iraqi Governorates (P175721) Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 IN01255827 Number of teachers recruited (Number, Corporate Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 IN01255829 Teachers recruited or trained - Female (RMS requirement) (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,565.00 IN01255831 Number of teachers trained (Number, Corporate Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,870.00 Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 IN01255833 Teachers trained -female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,565.00 Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 Support parents and schools with tailored learning tools for students to learn at home or at school IN01255820 ►Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 297,000.00 Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 IN01255822 Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 136,368.00 IN01255823 ►Students assessed formatively (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 3/3/2023 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Innovations Towards Learning in Lagging Iraqi Governorates (P175721) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 148,500.00 Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 Comments: Number of students formatively assessed IN01255825 Students assessed formatively - female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 68,184.00 Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 IN01255826 ►Students completed literacy catch up program (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target TBD based on formative TBD based on TBD based on Value 0.00 assessments formative assessments formative assessments Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 Comments: Number of students who completed the literacy catch up program IN01255828 Students completed literacy catch up program - female (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target TBD based on formative TBD based on formative TBD based on Value 0.00 assessments assessments formative assessments Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 IN01255830 ►Students completed numeracy catch up program (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target TBD based on formative TBD based on TBD based on Value 0.00 assessments formative assessments formative assessments Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 Comments: Number of students who completed the numeracy catch up program IN01255832 Students completed numeracy catch up program - female (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target TBD based on formative TBD based on formative TBD based on Value 0.00 assessments assessments formative assessments Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 IN01255834 ►Students receiving reading booklets (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 3/3/2023 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Innovations Towards Learning in Lagging Iraqi Governorates (P175721) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 297,000.00 Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 Comments: Number of students receiving the full set of reading booklets IN01255835 Students receiving reading booklets - female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 136,368.00 Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 IN01255837 ►Students receiving numeracy booklets (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 297,000.00 Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 Comments: Number of students receiving full set of numeracy booklets IN01255839 Students receiving numeracy booklets - female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 136,368.00 Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 IN01255840 ►Schools receiving grants (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 800.00 Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 Comments: Number of schools receiving grant funds IN01255841 ►Schools effectively used grants (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 800.00 Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 Comments: Number of schools used funds according to results of school grant audits verifying eligible items procured and delivered per SMC plans. This is a citizen engagement indicator. The SMC includes parents and community members who together with school representatives develop the school grant plan and the 3/3/2023 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Innovations Towards Learning in Lagging Iraqi Governorates (P175721) items to be procured with the funds. The indicator measures whether the grants were used according to the communities’ plans for the grant. Capacity building for school leaders, DOE, MOED and monitoring and evaluation IN01255836 ►Schools with school management committees trained according to SBM manual (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 800.00 Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 Comments: Number of schools with SMCs trained on SBM according to the SBM manual IN01255838 ►Preparation and registration for international large-scale assessment complete (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Jan-2022 10-Aug-2022 10-Aug-2022 31-Oct-2023 Comments: Iraq meets the criteria and is registered for an international large scale assessment Yes/No Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P175721 TF-B7819 Effective USD 10.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 0%% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P175721 TF-B7819 Effective 11-May-2022 30-May-2022 18-Nov-2022 31-Oct-2023 31-Oct-2023 Cumulative Disbursements 3/3/2023 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Innovations Towards Learning in Lagging Iraqi Governorates (P175721) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 3/3/2023 Page 8 of 8